Profile
Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is part of the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. The country has opted out of certain elements of the EU's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union and justice and home affairs issues. a 2022 referendum resulted in the removal of Denmark's 30-year opt-out on defense issues, now allowing Denmark to participate fully in the EU's Common Security and Defense Policy.
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Government
- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Population
- 6,051,491
- Area
- 43,094 sq km
- Location
- Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland);
- Climate
- temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
- Natural resources
- petroleum; natural gas; fish; arable land; salt; limestone…
- Languages
- Danish; Faroese; Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect); German (small minority)…
- Religions
- Evangelical Lutheran (official) 71.4%; Muslim 4.3%; other/none/unspecified (denominations include Roman Catholic; Jehovah's Witness…
- Independence
- ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON);
- Administrative divisions
- metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner, singular - region); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), No…
- Currency
- Danish kroner (DKK)
- Export partners
- Germany 13%; USA 10%; Sweden 9%; Netherlands 7%…
- Import partners
- Germany 18%; Sweden 11%; Norway 10%; Netherlands 9%…
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain